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SAM CRUD SERIES

The Santa Ana Wind

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In the sun-drenched, shadow-drenched sprawl of Oceánico Beach, private investigator Sam Crud operates from a loft perched behind the legendary Paraíso Oceánico hotel. Overlooking the vast Pacific, the hotel is more than a landmark—it is Sam’s beat, where he balances a roster of dangerous private inquiries with the grueling security demands of the hotel’s cantankerous manager, Colonel John Aloysius Crocker.

When the cases turn volatile, Sam doesn’t have to go it alone. Whether at the Club Mediterranean, the dimly lit booths of the Back-Door Pub, or the shifting sands of the coast, he is backed by a loyal, colorful crew: the steadfast Sergeant Nick "Marty" Martin, the unpredictable Woody, and the inimitable Byron "Bad" Cody. Between them, they know every secret buried beneath the boardwalk.

Life in Oceánico Beach is a blur of chrome and high-stakes tension. Behind the wheel of his 1966 blue Corvette, Sam is frequently dragged into high-speed pursuits that test his reflexes and his nerve. Often riding shotgun is his girlfriend, Maura "Queenie" McGonigal, a tenacious local TV reporter who is never afraid to chase a story into the line of fire. In a city where the tide washes away more than just footprints, Sam Crud stands as the barrier between his clients and the ruthless chaos of the coast.

THE HOUSE SERIES

Welcome to your sanctuary. Pray you survive the night.

Being alone in a distant home is supposed to be the ultimate escape—until the shadows start moving on their own. In this gripping series by Robert P. Fitton, temporary occupants in breathtakingly isolated locations find their peace shattered by forces that shouldn’t exist.

From remote coastal cliffs to hidden mountain retreats, these protagonists discover that their temporary homes are anything but safe. As the walls close in and the threat escalates into a fight for survival, they are forced to confront a terrifying reality: the person hunting them is not who they imagined.

In every story, the danger is real, the isolation is absolute, and the truth remains hidden until the final, breathless moments of terror.

The doors are locked. The phone lines are cut. The nightmare has only just begun.

Beach House

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A summer getaway to Sabines Island takes a chilling turn for Mary Ellen the moment she raises her binoculars. Through the lenses, the tranquil vision of her beach house is shattered by the sight of an unfamiliar orange Mustang parked in the driveway. Her husband, Tony, is there alone—ostensibly to paint the house—but the car belongs to Su Lee, a provocative 23-year-old whose presence is as mysterious as it is threatening.

Seeking answers, Mary Ellen turns to Kel, a retired police officer with an instinct for trouble. As they dig into Su Lee’s past, a pattern of tragedy emerges: three suspicious deaths trail her like a dark shadow, and now, a fourth has occurred. The investigation quickly transcends domestic infidelity, revealing a far more lethal reality. With the evidence mounting and the danger closing in, Mary Ellen finds herself isolated in the beach house, forced into a harrowing, solitary showdown against a killer whose secrets are worth more than a human life.

Exchange House

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Mattie Summers thought she had escaped the suffocating grip of her abusive marriage when she traded her Arizona life for a secluded 19th-century estate on the jagged cliffs of Maine. But five miles from the nearest town, the silence isn’t empty—it’s watching.

The torment starts with phantom calls on an old rotary phone that shouldn't be ringing. It turns into a terrifying game of cat-and-mouse as she realizes her husband has tracked her down, and a predatory, pony-tailed mechanic is lurking in the shadows of her new sanctuary.

When a brutal coastal storm knocks out the power and severs the phone lines, Mattie is left completely alone in the dark. As the house comes under siege, she is forced to flee for her life, unaware that the identity of the monster hunting her is the most shocking betrayal of all.

Survival is not a guarantee. It’s a race against the end.

Mystery

Framed
A Novel of Murder and Conspiracy

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He was a loser with nothing to lose—until he decided to take everything.

Gordon Butts is finished. Fired from a dead-end job and drowning in mediocrity, he’s a man who has hit rock bottom. Then, a stroke of twisted luck lands him in the office of company president Walter Thornton. In a masterclass of manipulation, Butts cons his way into a position of power, unleashing a savage, calculated ascent to the top.

But in this game of corporate cannibalism, every climb has a body count. As Butts tears through his competition, leaving a trail of broken obstacles and blood, he learns the brutal truth: ambition, lust, and arrogance always have a price.

Now, his reckless, unhinged rise has caught the attention of something far more dangerous than the law. Butts thinks he has cheated his way to victory, but he’s about to discover that eternal justice is coming for him—and it doesn’t take bribes.

Gordon Butts finally reached the top. Now he’s going to pay for it.

 

Green Haze

 

A Craig Grafton Novel

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A story broken. A life hunted. A conspiracy that goes to the top.

Seasoned reporter Roy Garrison thought he was chasing a simple local legend in the California high desert—a woman’s frantic report of bizarre phenomena on the state highway. He was wrong. The moment he digs beneath the surface, he becomes a target, trapped in the lethal crosshairs of the clandestine Defense Security Agency.

Three thousand miles away in Florida, a couple stumbles into the same dark web, caught in the gears of a machine they don't understand. As the walls close in, Garrison is forced to go on the run with an old friend, their paths colliding with the Florida couple in a desperate alliance.

Caught in a whirlwind of high-stakes espionage, brutal double-crosses, and a chilling plot to overthrow the government, they are fighting for more than just the truth—they are fighting to survive. As the web of deception unravels, the conspiracy leads to an explosive finale, leaving a landscape of death and destruction in its wake.

The truth is out there. And it’s ready to kill.

Downsized

A Novel of Possibility

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From the high-stakes boardroom to a desperate gamble in the mountains, one man is running out of time.

Alan Sackett had it all: a vice president title, a massive salary, and a lifestyle of excess. When the 2008 market crash hits, he loses everything in a heartbeat. Now, with a mountain of crushing debt and a notorious loan shark named Roscoe breathing down his neck, Alan is backed into a corner where the only way out is a lethal risk.

He flees to the quiet town of Barclay, Idaho, intending to sell his late aunt’s general store for a quick liquidation. But the past has a way of catching up. Reuniting with Soonie, his childhood sweetheart, Alan finds himself torn between his old life of corporate greed and a new, desperate love he thought he’d left behind.

As Roscoe arrives to collect his debt in blood, Alan realizes his inheritance is more than just property—it’s the leverage he needs to protect the woman he loves. In a town where secrets run as deep as the mountains, Alan must orchestrate a final, dangerous plan that pits his survival against the ruthless forces closing in.

He came to sell a store. He stayed to fight a war.

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As established by Robert P. Fitton, Documentary-Noir is a deliberate innovation in storytelling that empowers protagonists—and readers—to discover the hidden mechanisms of history through a lens of suspense, romance, grit and moral complexity.

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